Participation in medical seminars: Does it count as continuous training time?
According to Article 5 of Circular 22/2013/TT-BYT, regulations on continuous training duration are stipulated as follows:
Healthcare professionals who have been granted a practicing certificate and are currently practicing medical examination and treatment are required to participate in a minimum of 48 hours of continuous training within 2 consecutive years.
Healthcare professionals not falling under the category specified in Clause 1 of this Article are required to participate in a minimum of 120 hours of continuous training within 5 consecutive years, with at least 12 hours each year.
Healthcare professionals participating in various forms of continuous training can accumulate the hours to meet the continuous training duration.
Thus, for a certified practitioner, a minimum of 48 hours of training is required within 2 years.
In addition, Article 6 of Circular 22 specifies the forms of continuous training and conversion principles, wherein:
Seminars, conferences, and scientific discussions within and outside the country in the medical specialty field, with confirmation from the organizing unit based on the program of the seminar, conference, or discussion: the training duration is counted for the chairperson or presenter up to a maximum of 8 hours and for participants up to a maximum of 4 hours for each seminar/conference/discussion.
Therefore, if you participate in a seminar in the medical specialty field with confirmation from the organizing unit based on the seminar program, it will count as a maximum of 4 hours for each seminar. Hence, participating in seminars in the medical specialty field, if confirmed by the organizing unit, can still be counted towards continuous training duration. Please compare this regulation with your specific case. Kindly refer to the following article for further details: How many hours should healthcare professionals participate in continuous training?
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